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The This will be the first Astra to ever offer plug-in hybrid drivetrains. It will link a battery and electric motor to a 1. With the battery fully charged, it should be able to cover over 30 miles in electric-only mode. For those who don't want to plug their Astra into the mains, there is the option of a 1.
And Vauxhall hasn't ditched diesel just yet, also offering a turbocharged four-cylinder oil burner with bhp. All conventional internal combustion engine versions will be married to six-speed manual gearboxes as standard, though with the option of an eight-speed automatic if you're willing to pay a little extra. With Vauxhall announcing just days ago that it will sell only electric cars from , this is guaranteed to be the final Astra sold with a combustion engine.
There is one styling feature that both the Mk1 Astra left and Mk2 version right shared that will also be used in the new eighth-gen car It is the vented inset in the rear window panel, which is be a nod back to the Astra's heritage and over 40 years of availability.
In terms of looks, the Astra takes a large leap into a more futuristic style. This means it gets a single black panel that runs the full width of the bonnet with LED headlight clusters flanking each end. These can be upgraded - at a cost - to more powerful 'Intellilux' lights, which are made up of individual LED elements. The single black panel across the front is flanked by LED headlights at either end.
It gets a more aggressive stance courtesy of larger wheel arches, and a choice of alloy wheels in sizes 16 to inches. Rim designs include the sporty two-tone versions seen on the yellow car unveiled on Tuesday. While it does have a more forward-thinking design, there are styling elements that also look back to the past. This includes a nod to the Opel Kadett built at Ellesmere Port from - which went on to become the first Astra in - and the Mk2 version of the Vauxhall family hatchback.
That small styling cue is the vented inset in the rear window panel. Like all modern cars, the new Astra is longer, wider and lower than the model it replaces - meaning it will be difficult to squeeze into a domestic garage. In a bid to shave a bit of weight, the 'ASTRA' letters across the boot lid are no longer metal and instead made from plastic.
As with all modern cars, the dimensions have increased read our report on the latest models being too big for garages and public parking bays. The Astra has grown, but not by much. The problem was not so much one of productivity but rather a lack of UK-based component suppliers. That left Ellesmere Port highly dependent on buying in parts from European suppliers and paying them in euros.
PSA has just merged with Fiat Chrysler to create a new company, Stellantis, which has become the world's fourth-largest car-maker after Toyota, Volkswagen and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance. Stellantis, in common with other carmakers, is thinking hard about where to deploy capital as it seeks to oversee the transition to electric vehicles and the omens for the Cheshire site are not good.
But its chief executive Carlos Tavares, who now has the same role at Stellantis, warned at the time that this would be conditional on the terms on which the UK withdrew from the EU. The pre-Christmas trade deal agreed with the EU ensured that frictionless trade in goods with the EU has continued post-Brexit and Mr Tavares said yesterday that he was "relieved" this was the case.
Speaking during an online news conference, to mark the completion of the merger, Mr Tavares made clear that the UK government's plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by had not been helpful.
He told reporters: "As soon as you say we are going to ban sales of this kind of car, this kind of car, we stop investing of course. If one country is putting so many barriers, there is no room to make decisions. There is a point where there is an ethical responsibility of the officers of the company to make the appropriate decisions. Mr Tavares said that Stellantis would decide in coming weeks whether it would make sense to invest in electric vehicle production in the UK.
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